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Probate/estate files (36500-42999).

The fonds consists of the working papers of Noel Hall created between 1973 and 1974 that document his involvement in the project to draft the BC Labour Code of 1973. The files include various drafts, files on particular portions of the code and press clippings. It also includes two reports written by Hall, one called "The birthing of the Labour Code of BC" probably created in the 1970s and one called "Developing the Labour Code of BC" dated June 2003.

The fonds consists of records created by James Hatter between 1947 and 1994. They include correspondence with wildlife specialists regarding moose, 1947 to 1956; reports on game management, 1951 and 1975; and articles, presentations and speeches written by Hatter between 1949 and 1994 regarding wildlife and game management in British Columbia.

The fonds consists of records created by the Business and Professional Women's Club of British Columbia and Yukon between 1932 and 1993. The fonds includes administrative records such as minutes (including reports, membership lists and financial records) as well as scrapbooks, photographs and a guest book from 1986.

The series consists of Wilderness Advisory Committee records, created between 1981 and 1986 and consist of transcripts of the proceedings of the public meetings (January, February 1986), submissions, exhibits, report (Wilderness Mosaic), administrator's files and the committee's library of select articles, publications and clippings.

The series also includes 2 photograph albums, 28 loose colour prints and 272 colour slides; a map of the Stein drainage area and two videocassettes.

The series consists of two index volumes created by the Dept. of the Attorney-General between 1924 and 1957. Volume 1 indexes letters outward from 1925 to 1957 and volume 2 indexes letters inward from 1924 to 1957. The volumes are arranged in the following sorts: Departments, Alphabetical sections, Vancouver Courts, Victoria Courts and Land Registry Offices. Within each group, the arrangement is by date.

There are five fields for each entry: Letters outward: date, number, name , purport and file number. Letters inward: date received, date of letter, number, name and purport.

The series consists of an index volume created by the Dept. of the Attorney-General between 1921 and 1934. The volume is arranged in alphabetical groups by date, ranging from 1921 to 1934 within each alphabetical grouping. The volume appears to index appointments, OIC's, memos and other documents issued by the office.

There are three fields for each entry: file or document number, file title (name of Act, last name of person etc.) and a brief description of the document or file.

The fonds consists of the business records of Nestegg and Firefly Gold Mining Company, described as MS-2884.

The series consists of correspondence, reports, presentations, Treasury Board and Cabinet submissions, planning and task force records, and meeting minutes and agendas, created by the Deputy Minister’s office within the Office of the Premier and Cabinet Office. The records were created between 1990 and 2006 by Deputy Ministers to the Premier and provide evidence of the decision-making function of the Deputy Minister’s office, as well as of the relationship between the Office and other branches of government. The records are generally arranged first by ARCS number and then alphabetically within each ARCS section. Several accessions consisted of records with just one ARCS number, and in those instances, records are arranged alphabetically by file title. These accessions form a sort of subseries dealing with legal opinions, although their filing structure and apparent administration mirrors that of the broader series.

The series includes records dealing with administration and organization, legislation, letters of appreciation and complaints, associations, clubs and societies, committees and commissions, cooperation and liaison, information services, legal opinions and conflicts of interest. Accession 93-5635 deals almost exclusively with conflict of interest files. Files in the last two boxes in this accession were created to outline and document potential conflicts of interest of Ministers and MLAs. The existence of these files for specific individuals should not be taken as an indication that an actual conflict of interest existed, as the files largely appear to have been created as a matter of course.

Many of the records in this series address major legal and societal issues of the day and reflect actions discussed in government. Such societal issues include the “Fast Ferry” incident and First Nations land issues. Records in this series also document changes and amendments to the terms of agencies, boards, and commissions across the province, as well as the privatization of former government functions such as BC Ferries.

Records in accessions 93-7701 and 94-7289 were scattered and out of order when they arrived at the Archives. Some records had fallen out of files, and the files generally were out of order. The archivist has recreated the original filing structure, based on transferred box content lists, which mirrored that of other records in the accession. It appears that at least some of the records were subsequently used in a legal challenge and were likely replaced incorrectly in the box. Stickers were placed on the outside of files used in legal challenges and provide evidence of their usage in that instance.

The series consists of meeting minutes, budgeting records, work authorization, memoranda, correspondence, notes, draft design plans, and draft agreements dating from 2003 to 2010 in the lead-up to, and wrap-up from, the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. The records were created by the BC Olympic Games Secretariat in its role as co-chair of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic Games (VANOC)’s Finance Committee. The series consists of meeting records from the Finance Committee, the Audit Committee, the Health Sector Advisory Committee and the Board of Directors. Some of the records in the series were originally created by VANOC and passed into the custody of the BC Games Secretariat. Records in the series provide evidence of the relationship between provincial agencies and the International and Canadian Olympic Committees, as well as the relationships between the Secretariat and other government bodies. The records also provide evidence of all aspects of Olympic Games preparation, including discussions regarding venues, transit allowances, advertising, media rights, branding, hiring of volunteers and employees, plans for the ceremonial ‘hand off’ at the Torino Closing Ceremonies and meetings with Jacques Rogge, president of the IOC.

The records are arranged by Committee type and meeting date. Records appear to have been originally bound in Cerlox, but these were removed prior to the records’ transferal to the BC Archives. The records are covered by ARCS 200-20 (Committee files).

The fonds consists of copies of records created by Thomas O. Kilpatrick. They include appointments, correspondence, subject files and a diary.

The fonds consist of records created by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, local 168 (IATSE) created between 1909 and 1983. The bulk of the records detail the activities of the moving picture machine operators (also called Victoria Motion Picture Projectionists' Union) in Victoria who formed local 168. Most of the records appear to have been created by Secretary/Presidents R.A. Jones and R. Baiss.

The fonds includes minute books (1909-1913; 1927-1938); financial cash, audit and account books (1921-1952); miscellaneous correspondence and contract files, including blank forms and constitution and by-laws (1937-1957) and IATSE publications including a 1926 copy of combined convention proceedings held between 1893 and 1926 and two copies of the IATSE Bulletin from 1982 and 1983.

The fonds consists of correspondence and photographs of Robert Ker, Robert Henry Brackman Ker and David Russell Ker, as well as home movies shot by R.H.B. Ker between 1929 and 1957.

By-laws of the Corporation of the District of Oak Bay.

By-laws of the Corporation of the Township of Esquimalt (indexed).

The fonds consists of correspondence (E/B/P36) and papers (E/B/P36.9) pertaining to appointed positions of Joseph Despard Pemberton; a surveying notebook from 1851 to 1858 (MS-1978) containing sketches, instructions, notes and drafts of letters; miscellaneous papers relating to his household (E/C/P36.9); and correspondence to Pemberton regarding his investment in the ship Western Slope (J/G/W52M).

The fonds also includes an unprocessed accession (94-4448) consisting of miscellaneous receipts, invoices, envelopes and correspondence relating to J.D. Pemberton's personal life and career as a surveyor and public servant.

Scrapbook of the Inspector of Hospitals. Contains articles regarding programs for the care of the chronically ill, care of the aged, child care programs, mental illness and hygiene, home care programs and other subjects. Also contains pamphlets regarding alcoholism and drug addiction.

Dr. Richard Gordon Foulkes was appointed as a Special Consultant to the Minister of Health in 1973. His terms of reference were "to present recommendations which could lead to a rationalization of health care services of the Province".

The files include working papers (produced by other researchers), subject files of Dr. Foulkes, and published material gathered by Dr. Foulkes. The published material includes the 1946 Plan of Medical Services in B.C. by the Rockefeller Foundation.

Access to these records will be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The working papers and the published material do not contain any restricted material.

Series 1 - Working papers

Series 2 - Subject files

Series 3 - Published material

Files of two Deputy Ministers of Health, J.W. Mainguy (1975-1978) and Chapin Key (1978-1981). Initials for each file note their creator.

Files of Dr. G.H. Bonham, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Community Health Services.

The fonds consists of photographs depicting the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Pacific Section, including views of landscapes, tunnels, structures, construction workers, First Nations along the route, and portraits of the Onderdonk family, business associates, and friends.

The series consists of 19 volumes of water rights record books created between 1862 and 1944 by the Government Agent at Vernon, B.C.

The record books includes volumes of water licences, grants and indentures arranged by various licence or grant numbers for the Osoyoos district. The earliest volumes were used for multiple purposes and record fees paid for various purposes as well as additional information about land purchases and pre-emption claims.

The series consists of a photograph album created by the Dept. of the Provincial Secretary sometime between 1920 and 1940. The album contains 215 black and white prints of varying sizes showing the buildings, grounds and patients at the Public Hospital for the Insane at New Westminster, Essondale and Colony Farm. The photographs are captioned but not dated.

Several of the exterior shots of the buildings and grounds were taken by professional photographers and have been connected together to show panoramas. There are also exterior photos of farm activities and labour performed by patients. The majority of the photographs are of the patients themselves. These photographs illustrate various pathological types that were treated at the hospitals. They include men, women and children; shown as individuals and in groups.

The series consists of the general office files of the Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Alexander (Sandy) Peel, created between 1974 and 1979.
The files are arranged in file code number order from 5127 to 5444 and are a mixture of subject and general correspondence files covering all aspects of the Deputy Minister's activities including: conferences, Federal-Provincial relations, economic policy and plans, Minister meetings and speeches on economic development and copies of Orders-in-Council resumes.

The fonds consists of general correspondence, addresses, speeches, diaries and personal notes regarding the adjudication of plays. Fonds includes photographs of the Bullock-Webster family, residences, friends, theatrical productions and performances, B.C. views, the military, and shipbuilding.

The fonds consists of letters from the Fisher family in Britain, transcript of William Fisher's journal of voyage to Vancouver Island on HMS Speedwell (1863-1864), and typed copy of 3 letters from William Fisher (1869).

The fonds consists of records created or acquired by Wallace in the course of his life as a teacher, public servant and retired member of the community.

The records reflect events held across the province in celebrations of the 4 centennials in British Columbia in 1958, 1966, 1967, and 1971.

The records are primarily photograph albums or scrapbooks and were arranged by Wallace as volumes in chronological order.

A small number of records contain correspondence and personal records related to Wallace’s family history in addition to collected ephemera related to centennial celebrations.

Published material included in the donation has been transferred to the archives’ library.

The fonds consists of the personal family records and collected historical records of David Henly.

The series consists of a letter book created by the Collector of Customs in the Vancouver Island Customs Dept. between 1858 and 1871 and the Canada Customs Department between 1871 and 1876. It contains copies of correspondence outward from the Customs Houses in Victoria and New Westminster. There is an index to the volume.
The Collector of Customs was based as follows:
A.C. Anderson, Victoria, July 1858 - April 1859
W. Hamley, Victoria, April 1859 - June 1859
W. Hamley, Queensborough, New Westminster, June 1859 - December 1868
W. Hamley, Victoria, January 1869 - June 1876

The series consists of 402 colour slides taken between 1982 and 1986. They includes the Craven Foundation slide presentation of classic cars for display, Kamloops committee workshop, Port Hardy signs, Galaxy on Ice display from Ottawa, corporate participation manual show and general photographs of Expo 86.